Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 landmark film presents a revolt that occurred in 1905 when the crew members of the Potemkin battleship had begun to fight back against the officers of their ship due to malnutrition and mistreatment. It marks a significant idea to Eisenstein's theories and techniques on montage, despite the film being a propaganda film.
Reviewer:
Robert Raton
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February 18, 2023 Subject:
Masterful Photography
Sergei Eisenstein uses the camera the way Yehudi Menuhin used the violin. The visuals carry the story instead of the dialog. Without the stunning camera
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work this would be a banal propaganda film. Watch it once to see the plot but then turn off the sound and just watch the picture looking for the beauty.